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Jessica Paré - New York Magazine by Zachary Scott, May 2012
Paré laughs easily and often, despite a case of extreme jet lag. Bali is fifteen hours...
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“The ethics of war are built on an imagined reciprocity.” - Daniel Swift
epic Chinese volleyball rally. thanks, Devour.
The slogan of the war was, “In the name of God and our common liberty.”
“ Last year the Prix Goncourt was awarded to a superstar author, Michel Houellebecq, for his fifth novel, “La Carte et le Territoire”. He had been passed over for France’s top literary prize before, and it was widely thought that it was his due. This year, by contrast, the French are rather delighted that the prize, announced on November 2nd, has been awarded to a 48-year-old first-time novelist, Alexis Jenni, for “L’Art français de la Guerre”. A self-described “Sunday author”, Mr Jenni is a high-school biology teacher from Lyon who does most of his writing in local cafés.
The 630-page novel is part adventure, part reflection on the role war has played in shaping French national identity. The story, told by a war veteran to the anonymous narrator, explores the way France’s various colonial and post-colonial military campaigns, from Indo-China and Algeria to the first Gulf war, have battered the country’s sense of itself. This is not an easy book, as these are uncomfortable issues for the French. Bernard Pivot, a French critic and member of the Goncourt jury, called the novel “sublime”. Tahar Ben Jelloun, a Moroccon author well read in France and a member of the jury, described it as “a beautiful literary work that touches the history of France”.” continue reading | Prospero
![“ Being locked up is one thing, but to have no concept of confinement, to be ignorant of its terms and never understand that struggle is useless - that’s what hell must be like.” | David Sedaris
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“ Being locked up is one thing, but to have no concept of confinement, to be ignorant of its terms and never understand that struggle is useless - that’s what hell must be like.” | David Sedaris
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